Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-12
RUN DOWN.
A SMALL BOAT SUNK AND ONE NAN
DROWNED.
Cotton Fire-Navy.Ysrd Eotss-A Pre-.
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NoRPoLK, April IL, 1887.
Last night, AZ the mail-stceiner Old
: Point Of the New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk railroad, was going out,
she ran down small boat of Lam
kert's Point, containing several men OF
this city, who were returning from .
Sunday fishing trip. The boat was
sunk, and one of the party, shoe
maker named J. T. Hitler, who does
business on Commerce street, was
drowned. The others were picked up.
This morning the body of Hitler was
found and taken to Lambert's Point.
Captain Raynor, OF the Old Point, was
at the custom-housc this morning, and
made statement before the United
States inspectors.
Yesterday the United States dispatch
boat Fortune arrived at the navy-yard
with load Of machinery from the
Washington navy yard aud draft OF
thirty seamen for the receiving ship
Franklin. The Fortune will be engaged
all the summer removing the machinery
from Washington to this yard.
A number Of bales Of cotton were
accidentally destroyed by fire on the
wherf Of the Boston Steamship Com
rany on Saturday night.
Colonel John b. Cary, OF Richmond,
MSS the guest OF Captain James Barron
Hope on Saturday.
Colonel Thomas Y. Field has been
ordered 10 command the marines sta
toned at the maynard barracks.
The order of American Firemen OF
Virginia will petition the Legislature
TO tax all foreign insurance companies
Of this State 2 per cent. to provide q
fund for INDECENT firemen and their
families.
Judge Hughes's court resumed SEES
sion at the custom-house this morning.
All the condemned rope OF the Ossi-
pee, which ship came from the Asiatic
station, is being burned. as precau-
lion against the possibility of lingering
cholera germs. The Ossipee came ont
Of tie dry-dock on Saturday night,
having had her bottom repaired.
Assistance has been sent to the
CID Dominion steamship Guyandotte,
ashore near West Point.
The captains of three schooner'
noted protest to-day.
The Belle Hardy, Captain Baker,
from East Edgecombe, Me-, sailed
April lst with ice for Norfolk. On the
Cd, when about twenty-five miles north
east from Cape-Cod light, she took
heavy gale Of wind and snow-storm,
shipped seas, which stove in the forward
part of the house, filled the forecastle
and galley. stove in the cabin doors
and skyhebts, swept off the water
casks, and flooded the cabin ;
had her bulwarks partly washed
away and received other dam
ages, besides having her mainssil
split. She took spare sails and batten-
ed over the house and kept her from
filing got her off before the wind,
and scudded for twenty hours, and ar
rived last night.
The James W. Drury, Captain Baker,
from ClGrk's Cove, with ice, arrived to-
day, and reports having been caught in
the same gale that the vessel labored
heavily, shipped seas, damaged sails,
&c.
The Jesse IT. Matheson, Captain
Campbell, from Red Beach, Me-, with
lime and plaster, sailed March oath en-
countered heavy weather, shipped
water on deck, and made water, which
was hept free with the pumps. The
vessel IS leaking.
The new census now being made by
the police force will give the city $4,000
inhabitants, tits thought. With Ports
mouth and the surrounding villages the
people dwelling on this harbor VIII
reach G0,000. G.